gardalinë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Italian cardellino.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaɾdaˈlinə/
  • Rhymes: -inə
  • Hyphenation: gar‧da‧lí‧në

Noun

gardalinë f (plural gardalína, definite gardalína, definite plural gardalínat) (zoology)

  1. (originally Gheg, Shkodër, Tiranë) European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
    Synonyms: faqekuq, kryeartëz, karderinë

Declension

Declension of gardalinë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gardalinë gardalina gardalina gardalinat
accusative gardalinën
dative gardaline gardalinës gardalinave gardalinave
ablative gardalinash

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • gardalinë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “gardalinë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 122